The Ocala/Marion County Veterans Memorial Park will host a free Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 6 at the park, 2601 E. Fort King St., Ocala. The concert will be presented by the First Baptist Church ...

The city celebrates its 40th year of Light Up Ocala from 3-8 p.m. Nov. 23 in downtown Ocala. The lighting ceremony will begin ...

We’re hurting with a pain that will never, never go away,” the victim’s mother said. “There’s a hole in our heart that will ...

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Eastside lead 16-0 at the half. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner] / Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images On Monday afternoon, one of the top head coaches in Ocala Trinity ...

President-elect Donald Trump has endorsed Randy Fine, a state senator from Brevard County, in the impending Florida 6th Congressional District race.

Friday marks the beginning of the Florida High School Athletic Association football playoffs. The postseason is getting ...

High school football moves into its final week, a week later than normal because of hurricane postponements, with playoffs ...

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They first came to Ocala as jungle cruise boat attractions around 90 years ago, as the Ocala StarBanner, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported. The macaques were let loose on Monkey Island, and soon ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Florida dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...